Sunday, October 8, 2023

Obsidian: Scene Postflight checklist

### Is the description evocative, is it filtered through the POV character matching mood and disposition?


### Is the pacing balanced? Does it flow?


### Is the "camera" zoomed/in out in the proper places?


### Is the description detailed?


### Is the dialogue marked clearly?


### Does to dialogue have tension/conflict?


### Does to dialogue have subtext?


#### Do gestures convey mood/character/thought?


#### Minimize filtration:


#### Does the scene: 

#### Advance the character? 


#### Advance the plot?


#### Have you interrogated your character's motivation?


#### Setting detail?


#### Sensory detail?


#### What has changed?


#### Is the story told in real time?


#### Show and tell check:


#### Dominos from previous scene?:


#### Hook for next scene?


#### Is the description fluid and active?


#### Is the pacing balanced/does it flow?

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